Springtime, morning, the way the light plays with the camera lens … and a little imagination:
as morning dawns
enchanted light and colour
a finch calls his mate
© G.s.k. ‘16
“Perfect!” Stephen said rubbing his hands together, “I think that’ll get the message across!”
“Uhm, don’t you think that that’s a bit much?” Jason said, looking doubtfully.
“Nah! My Mom’s got an original outlook … she’ll love this!”
The next day, Mother’s Day, Stephen blind-folded his mother and took her out to the back garden.
“Happy Mother’s Day!” he intoned proud of his handy-work.
“Oh my Stephen! Now this is original indeed!” she beamed though uncertainly at him. “Just one thing, would you mind terribly if I paint the commode sky blue?”
“Ah! I should have thought of that!”
© G.s.k. ‘16
100 words
a spring-time delight
deep-fried zucchini blossoms
filled with goat cheese
© G.s.k. ‘16
credits: Kesa thru Kuruma
Won’t you come and see
loneliness? Just one leaf
from the kiri tree.
© Matsuo Basho
a single blossom
left on the cherry tree
ah – loneliness
© G.s.k. ‘15
Written for:
Carpe Diem My favorite haiku by … #1 Matsuo Basho (1644-1694): a snowstorm of flowers
Today there is a wonderful new features at Carpe Diem – from the poet chosen for each episode, we are to choose our favourite haiku … not easy, today’s haiku poet is Basho and there are decidedly many of his poems that I would call – my favourite! Once we choose the poem we should try to revise it … I’ve chosen to at least try to write in the same spirit and tone …
these pure white blossoms
nature’s springtime maiden heads
apple trees abloom
walking through orchards
red plum and pink cherry blooms
how sweet the perfume
dancing bees
joyous among the apple trees
the orchard in fest
this still spring morning
sol smiles his benediction
ah … smell the turned earth
blossoms bright sweetly perfumed
life quickens on Earth
farmers working
preparing the new autumn
under warm spring skies
© G.s.k. ‘15
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Inspired by Camille Pissarro, Spring and Carpe Diem Haiku Kai!
This week’s hokku is a haiku written by Jules of Jules gems and stuff entitled “Daffoldils of spring”:
daffodils open
after two days of spring rain
yellow from heaven (J)
queens elegant ly dancing
in the early morning sun (G)
Months of cold…dark days that seemed to run one into another, depressing. Walking along the lake and into the woods, brought some surcease to the drab long days, even if the world seemed to be reduced to somber grey or the dark green of pines and spruces.
Then spring began to awaken. The first blossoms began to show their heads, the snow drops at first, followed by tiny violets. Finally the first daisies and daffodils sprouted. Spring at last had pushed dull winter aside!
life marches on
spring timidly approaches
leaving dark behind
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This post was written for Ligo haibun using the word prompt; Blossom.
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Random musings, observations and thoughts from inside a VW camper van.
Poetry. Art. Book Reviews.
a forum for the study of the materialism and ontology of finance
Written Thoughts are unlocked Treasures of the mind...
Welcome to the Feline World of Nera, Tabby and Fluffy
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An Artist's Eyes Never Rest
Poems
A Blog of Books and Literature
Misk Cooks
wāhine on the go
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Carpe Diem's Tanka Splendor is part of the Carpe Diem Haiku Family. It's a weekly tanka-meme in which you can write and share tanka inspired on a given prompt every Saturday (mostlty, sometimes it will be on another day).
Haiku inspired (mostly) by my walks in and around Eastbourne
Often rough and filled with switchbacks, the road this child of God is traveling Home.
poetry... mostly...
About fantastical places and other stuff
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a happenstance journal
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